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BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) — United States Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday (February 20) that President Donald Trump expects European allies to, by the end of the year, make “real progress” in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization pledge to spend more on defense. Pence said at the NATO headquarters in Brussels that although some NATO members respected their commitment to reach 2 percent of the gross domestic product on defense spending, others failed to do so. “The […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — United States Vice President Mike Pence sought to reassure Europe Monday of Donald Trump’s commitment to transatlantic ties as he met European Union chiefs in the face of antiTrump protests. Pence was in Brussels at the end of a European trip aimed at comforting allies fearful the US President might abandon them. “Today it is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express the strong commitment of the (US) to continued cooperation […]
CALAIS, France (Reuters) — Many unaccompanied children remain stranded in the northern French town of Calais, as the British government scraps its resettlement program. Even after the French authorities tore down the “Jungle” migrant camp last year, refugees continue heading to Calais hoping to cross over to the UK. French officials, however, are determined not to bring back such migrant camps to Calais. “It is not dignified for France. It is dangerous for the migrants and […]
(Reuters) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday (February 17) that the Western alliance is seeing progress on encouraging Moscow to be more open about its military exercises that he says are unpredictable, after holding talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Munich. But disagreements remained, he said, over the crisis in Ukraine, where the West accuses the Kremlin of arming separatist rebels in a conflict that has killed 10,000 people since […]
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) — Jittery European partners looking for reassurance from a member of US President Donald Trump’s new administration might have found it Friday in the form of Defense Secretary James Mattis. Allies are deeply troubled after Trump’s campaign rhetoric questioned long-established alliances, and they worry about a simmering scandal over possible ties between the White House and Moscow. Mattis, a former four-star Marine general whom Trump coaxed from retirement to run the […]
(Eagle News) — Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, visited for the first time on Friday, (February 17) the Roman Tre University, a public research university in Rome, Italy, where he met students who excitedly took the time to take various selfies with him and even briefly talked to one Filipino student who was handing him religious pamphlets and magazines of the Church of Christ (Iglesia Ni Cristo). Pope Francis, the […]
ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Scientists tracking a crop-destroying caterpillar known as armyworm say it is now spreading rapidly across mainland Africa and could reach tropical Asia and the Mediterranean in the next few years, threatening agricultural trade. Researchers at the Britain-based Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) said the pest, which had not previously been established outside the Americas, is now expected to spread “to the limits of suitable African habitat” within a […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The resignation of President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, will have “no impact” on America’s message to worried NATO partners, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said on Tuesday ahead of a key alliance meeting. Flynn was forced from his key post late Monday amid allegations he had discussed US sanctions strategy with Russia’s ambassador Sergey Kislyak before taking office. US defence secretaries routinely visit NATO, but Mattis’s trip is significant […]
BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) — Romanian lawmakers unanimously approved Monday a proposal to hold a referendum on corruption after mass protests forced the government to withdraw a decree that would have watered down anti-graft legislation. The proposal was put forward by centre-right President Klaus Iohannis, a fierce critic of the left-wing government. He now has to suggest what the question will be and when the referendum will take place. Romania has been rocked by two weeks […]
by Chloé COUPEAU Agence France Presse CAEN, France (AFP) — An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France’s northwest coast on Thursday caused minor injuries, but the authorities said there was no risk of radiation. The blast occurred in the engine room at the Flamanville plant, which lies 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of the port of Cherbourg and just across from the Channel Islands. “It is a technical incident. It is not a […]
https://youtu.be/7OU3l5Edmwo Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the Throne on February 6th, 1952, upon the death of her father King George VI. The coronation took place more than a year later, on June 2nd, 1953, at Westminster Abbey. Since then she has ruled for more than six decades, and visited more than 116 countries. The Queen is the most widely travelled head of state in history – despite not having a passport. Prior to Queen […]
(Reuters) — A 62-gun salute fired by the Honourable Artillery Company at the Tower of London and chimes at the Westminster Abbey on Monday (February 6) celebrated Queen Elizabeth II as the world’s longest reigning sovereign. Monday marks the queen’s Sapphire Jubilee – 65 years on the throne, the first ever British monarch to have reached such a milestone. The 90-year-old queen acceded to the throne on February 6, 1952 when her father […]
